Employment
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How do Canadian tribunals, courts decide if a worker is an “employee” or an “independent contractor”?
This is a handy chart by Prof. David Doorey. More context here.
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Some quick thoughts on Heller v. Uber
Here are some quick thoughts on the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Heller v Uber.
This reminds me of the line of conflict of laws cases that addresses the substantive question of what the governing law of a contract ought to be by fashioning arcane tests to determine “where” the contract was made.
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How to Choose a Startup to Work For by Thinking Like An Investor
This is an excellent post on choosing a startup to join. There are so many nuggets of wisdom here. In particular:
Evaluating the relationship between founders is as important as evaluating the founders themselves. The top cause of startup death during a Y Combinator batch was cofounder disputes. We evaluated this very closely during interviews. We were looking for red flags such as talking over each other and disagreeing on important issues. It was a particularly bad sign if it wasn’t clear who the CEO was. Likewise it was a bad sign if, when asked, one person meekly answered they were the CEO while the other glared at them. I’d recommend you request to meet the cofounders together to answer your questions so you can feel out this dynamic.
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Top internship opportunities in technology
This is mind-boggling.
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Unpaid Intern Scams Continue to Flourish in Ontario. What Can be Done?
